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Photo credit: Takahiro Kyono via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (left) Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (right)By Ryan Reed, – Brian Wildson (left); Paul McCartney (right)

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Brian Wilson was incredibly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

Ryan Reed

10/27/2025
Photo credit: Unidentified photographer for Michiganensian via Wikimedia Commons, public domain, cropped, with Canva text (left) / Bryan Ledgard via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, cropped (right) – (L—R) John Lennon, Bryan Ledgard

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John Lennon wrote a wonderful letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

Ryan Reed

10/24/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot (‘The Midnight Special’) – The Bee Gees paid tribute to The Beatles in 1973, playing a five-song acoustic medley on late-night TV.

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The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with this stunning covers medley in 1973

Ryan Reed

10/23/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot via Shout! Studios – George Harrison took the Art Garfunkel role for Paul Simon's 1976 'SNL' version of "Homeward Bound."

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In 1976, George Harrison joined Paul Simon for a haunting ‘SNL’ duet of ‘Homeward Bound’

Ryan Reed

10/16/2025
Photo credit: Associated Press (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (left, cropped) / Casablanca Records (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (right, cropped) / Canva, Macrovector (question mark graphic) – Who are The Beatles of the 1970s and beyond?

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The Beatles ruled the 1960s—duh. But who are ‘The Beatles of the ’70s and beyond?

Ryan Reed

9/19/2025
Photo credit: Unidentified photographer for Michiganensian via Wikimedia Commons, public domain, cropped, with Canva text (left) / Bryan Ledgard via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, cropped (right) – John Lennon once wrote a fascinating letter to a then-obscure folk artist. It wasn't delivered for decades.

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

Ryan Reed

8/16/2025
Photo credit: Takahiro Kyono via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (left) Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (right) – Remembering when Paul McCartney visited Brian Wilson and played him a new Beatles song.

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

Ryan Reed

8/10/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot (‘The Midnight Special’) – The Bee Gees paid tribute to The Beatles in 1973, playing a five-song acoustic medley on late-night TV.

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The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with stunning covers medley in 1973

Ryan Reed

8/9/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot from HighQualityMusic – Brian Wilson was blown away by George Martin analyzing The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows."

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Brian Wilson was blown away by ‘fifth Beatle’ George Martin mixing ‘God Only Knows’ in person

Ryan Reed

6/27/2025
Photo credit: Bernard Gotfryd (Library of Congress) via Wikimedia Commons (left) / Corwin via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 (right) – When John Lennon and Paul McCartney reunited for a 1974 studio jam, the results were chaotic.

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Four years after The Beatles’ breakup, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had a chaotic final studio jam

Ryan Reed

6/13/2025

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